# How much of a pump.fun coin is gone before anyone can buy?

**In more than 1 in 5 launches, at least a tenth of it.** Of the 1,402,688 coins launched on pump.fun from 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-01,
the dev and the wallets buying in the coin's very first block took 10% or more of the supply in 22% of launches, and a quarter or more in
8%. 28% of launches had other wallets buying in the creation block; 14% had three or more. 12,118 more were
bought out entirely in one bundle.

Measured 2026-11-02 by Hidden Hand Research from the Solana chain.

## By month

| Month | Launches a day | Other buyers in the first block | Three or more | 10%+ of the supply gone | A quarter or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 26,432 | 52% | 21% | 30% | 9% |
| 2026-05 | 28,619 | 33% | 19% | 28% | 8% |
| 2026-06 | 28,349 | 29% | 15% | 23% | 8% |
| 2026-07 | 27,507 | 29% | 17% | 26% | 10% |
| 2026-08 | 37,856 | 36% | 22% | 32% | 13% |
| 2026-09 | 32,975 | 29% | 16% | 23% | 8% |
| 2026-10 | 47,197 | 28% | 14% | 22% | 8% |
| 2026-11 | 36,530 | 25% | 13% | 22% | 7% |

## Launch-block buying by wallets other than the dev

| Share of supply | Launches |
|---|---|
| Nothing beyond the dev's buy | 1,014,728 |
| Under 10% | 215,228 |
| 10% to 25% | 141,691 |
| 25% to 50% | 27,455 |
| Half or more | 3,586 |

- Devs buying their own coin at creation: 78% of launches (median 0.3% of supply, top tenth 10% or more)
- Launches with first-block buyers where at least one was funded by the dev or shared a funder with another (one hop): 21%

## Data

- https://hiddenhand.trade/research/data/pump-fun-bundled-launches.csv
- https://hiddenhand.trade/research/data/pump-fun-bundled-launches.json
- License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Cite: Hidden Hand Research. "How much of a pump.fun coin is gone before anyone can buy?" Measured 2026-11-02. https://hiddenhand.trade/research/pump-fun-bundled-launches
